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CACNA1C (Cav1.2) in the pathophysiology of psychiatric disease.
Progress in neurobiology - 1 Oct 2012
Bhat Shambhu, Dao David T, Terrillion Chantelle E, Arad Michal, Smith Robert J, Soldatov Nikolai M, Gould Todd D
Abstract excerpt
One of the most consistent genetic findings to have emerged from bipolar disorder genome wide association studies (GWAS) is with CACNA1C, a gene that codes for the α(1C) subunit of the Ca(v)1.2 voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel (LTCC). Genetic variation in CACNA1C have also been associated with depression, schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorders, as well as changes in brain function and structure in...
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